Peggy, I misread. Your brother in law is ill. We have a family friend who's going through this right now, and doing pretty well. And he's in his 70's. Health care is improving all the time. I hope things go well for your brother in law. tonya --- Sharon Siders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peggy, > > I certainly will pray for your brother-in-law. Sorry to hear he is > going > through so much. > > Sharon > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Pike, Peggy > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:44 PM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: How cold does interferon have to be kept? > > > Hello everyone and happy belated Easter. > > My refrigerator hasn't been cooling properly lately (actually for > several > months). A repairman looked at it last Friday. He told me the > fridge is > cooling about half of what it should be. Of course this concerned me > because of the interferon. I called my vet today. She said as long > as the > interferon is clear and doesn't look like things are floating around > in it > or growing in it, it is good. I asked her how long it keeps once it > has > been dethawed. She said up to six months. I know we have discussed > this > issue before. But just in case any of you are living with an > inefficient > fridge, like myself, I guess not to worry hopefully. But just to be > on the > safe side, I went on my lunch hour today and bought a new fridge. I > felt > raped. Once they added this and added that it was a few hundred > dollars > more than the price attached to the floor model. > > Also, regarding interferon. My brother-in-law has melanoma. By the > time > they caught it, it had spread into his lymph nodes. He recently went > through one month of chemo -- he had chemo five days each week for a > month. > Now they have him on interferon injections which he gives himself > three > times a week. The chemo made him very ill and of course he could not > work. > But he is doing very well on the interferon and is able to work, > although he > tires very easily. Just thought I'd mention that. Don't know if we > have > ever discussed humans and interferon. Please pray that he has good > results > with the interferon and chemo. Anyway, when they gave him the > interferon to > take home it was not very cold, just a little on the cool side. > > Peggy > ++++++CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE+++++ > The information in this email may be confidential and/or privileged. > This > email is intended to be reviewed by only the individual or > organization > named above. If you are not the intended recipient or an authorized > representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified > that any > review, dissemination or copying of this email and its attachments, > if any, > or the information contained herein is prohibited. If you have > received > this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by return > email > and delete this email from your system. Thank You > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
